Trust and relational commitment in corporate crises: the effects of crisis communicative strategy and form of crisis response

Journal of Public Relations Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 297-327

  Huang, Yi Hui ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 59649127433     PISSN: 1062726X     EISSN: 1532754X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10627260801962830     Document Type: Article

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